This is not an official government website.
Copyright © 2026 PLEJ LC. All rights reserved.
Congressional Daily Record
This section is a tribute, commemoration, or district-facing statement. It mentions legislation such as Honoring the memory, service, and sacrifice of Master Sergeant Nicole M. Amor, United States Army Reserve., members such as John Thune.
Issued
March 25, 2026
senate side of the record
People
1
Linked members mentioned in this section
Legislation
1
Bills and resolutions linked from this section
Committees
0
No linked committees in this section
Senate Holds
0
No hold activity linked here
Source Document
Connected Data
People mentioned
Bills and resolutions
Source Control
Reader mode is for comprehension. The linked government PDF is the official published source.
Download official Senate Record PDFReturn to issue contextHONORING THE MEMORY, SERVICE, AND SACRIFICE OF MASTER SERGEANT NICOLE
M. AMOR
Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate Armed Services Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 648 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
The bill clerk read as follows:
A resolution (S. Res. 648) honoring the memory, service,
and sacrifice of Master Sergeant Nicole M. Amor, United
States Army Reserve.
Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to; that the Klobuchar amendment to the preamble be considered and agreed to; that the preamble,
as amended, be agreed to; and that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The resolution (S. Res. 648) was agreed to.
The amendment (No. 4785) to the preamble was agreed to as follows:
(Purpose: To amend the preamble)
In the preamble, strike the second whereas clause and
insert the following:
Whereas, on March 1, 2026, an unmanned aircraft system
attack on Port Shuaiba killed Master Sergeant Nicole M. Amor,
age 39, of White Bear Lake, Minnesota, Captain Cody A. Khork,
35, of Winter Haven, Florida, Sergeant First Class Noah L.
Tietjens, 42, of Bellevue, Nebraska, Sergeant Declan J.
Coady, 20, of Des Moines, Iowa, Major Jeffrey R. O'Brien, 45,
of Waukee, Iowa, and Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert M.
Marzan, 54, of Spotsylvania, Virginia;
The preamble, as amended, was agreed to.
The resolution with its preamble, as amended, reads as follows:
S. Res. 648
Whereas United States servicemembers assigned to the 103rd
Sustainment Command, United States Army Reserve, were
deployed to Port Shuaiba, Kuwait, in support of Operation
Epic Fury;
Whereas, on March 1, 2026, an unmanned aircraft system
attack on Port Shuaiba killed Master Sergeant Nicole M. Amor,
age 39, of White Bear Lake, Minnesota, Captain Cody A. Khork,
35, of Winter Haven, Florida, Sergeant First Class Noah L.
Tietjens, 42, of Bellevue, Nebraska, Sergeant Declan J.
Coady, 20, of Des Moines, Iowa, Major Jeffrey R. O'Brien, 45,
of Waukee, Iowa, and Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert M.
Marzan, 54, of Spotsylvania, Virginia;
Whereas Master Sergeant Amor was a dedicated soldier who
served the United States with distinction for nearly 20 years
in the United States Army Reserve, including on previous
deployments to Kuwait and Iraq in 2019;
Whereas Master Sergeant Amor earned numerous military
awards and decorations for her service, including the Army
Commendation Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the
Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal, the Global War on
Terrorism Expeditionary Service Medal, the Noncommissioned
Officer Professional Development Ribbon, the Army Service
Ribbon, the Overseas Service Ribbon, and the Armed Forces
Reserve Medal with “M” Device;
Whereas Master Sergeant Amor was posthumously promoted from
Sergeant First Class to Master Sergeant; and
Whereas Master Sergeant Amor was a devoted spouse and
mother and was beloved by her community: Now, therefore, be
it
Resolved, That the Senate—
(1) honors the memory, service, and sacrifice of Master
Sergeant Nicole M. Amor, United States Army Reserve;
(2) extends its sympathies, gratitude, and support to the
family of Master Sergeant Amor, and to all others affected by
the attack at Port Shuaiba, Kuwait, on March 1, 2026; and
(3) respectfully requests that the Secretary of the Senate
transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to the family of
Master Sergeant Amor.